Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-06
HE Is INVITED.
pru,VrEE OF COMMERCE RESOLVES 10
CLEVELAND TO WHEELING.
4 Telegram Ssa, to Washington Advising His
ExcsI.sacy OF What Was Done and ES-
pressing the Hope That He May Come.


The President has been invited to come
IN Wheeling upon the occasion OF his con-
t.,,nl,ted Western trip. The formal III
,.;t,tiou has not yet been forwarded, but II
taIryram was sent 10 Washington last even
inc advising Mr.. Cleveland OF the action
of the Chamber, and stating that further
communication would he addressed to
him within a few days.
4. was announced in yesterday s REGIS
TER a special meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce was held at / o'clock yesterday
oftcrnoon. President r. II. Logan in the
chair. In calling the meeting to order,
President Logan stated that the Boards Of
Trade and Chambers OF Commerce OF many
cities were taking steps to invite President
and Mrs Cleveland to stop over in
their respective places for day during
his contemplated tour OF the Western and
S,utb,rn States, and said that il Wheeling
desired To take any action OF Il like nature,
the time had arrived when something
shnuld be done. The Chamber had been
called together to learn whether or not
there was a disposition to send au invita-
tiop. and he would be glad to hear from
anyone having suggestions or resolutions
To offer
Mr.. c. W. Bruckunier took the floor and
offered the following
R,>OIr,d, That "A committee Of slN be APP
pointed by the chair to prepare and send
IA the President of the United States an
invitation to visit Wheeling while upon
his Western uip this fall.
Mr. George Hook, Secretary OF the State
Fair Association, asked permission to al
dress the Chamber, and upon tins being
granted, made Il statement to the following
effect.
\ few weeks ago, about the first of June,
the State Fam Association addressed COM
nlun!Catlnn - 4 member al the President 81
Cabinet, asking that Mr.. Cleveland be in
yitrd to visit this city during the progress
Of. the State Fair. This communication
had been laid before the President Just
pror to his departure upon his New York
Trim but he had made no definite answer,
SAVING he would more fully consider the
matter upun his return. About the time
the President returned to Washington, the
official communicated with himself lett
upon vacation and 81 1t happened
that nothing hld been done The
matter was still in allegiance. The
FAIR Association, recognizing that
the Reunion would do ii considerable dam
age. had been anxious 10 secure the pres
rnce of President Cleveland ~ a sort OF an
offset, aud MIR llOOE expressed the hope
that the Chamber, in wording It's invita-
ton, would ask the Chief Magistrate To
come during Fair week. II he could not
do this, then it would be well To ask him
to stop during bis western trip. Contmu-
ing, Mr.. Hook said We all desired To boom
the town, and to get people to come here.
The Fair was calculated to do tins, ana 50
was the Reunion, and anything which
would add to the attraction OF the Fair
would be beneficial. On the contrary, il
the President should not come until his
western trip, shout the first q! October, the
Fair would suffer in Il serious manner. 1t
would be sandwiched IN between the lie
union and the Presidential visit and would
inevitably suffer He asked the Chamber
10 give due consideration to this
Several members endorsed what MI.
Hook said, but there was u general feeling
that il was Improbable President Cleyc-
land would come out here in September
and then return to Washington and make
"A flesh start October list. 1t was more
hkeIy ne would prefer TO come Oh i,l JUS reg
MAR trip anu "N he ""'Id pr"o'"Iy n' III
fiItShurS' IT. ""u'" pe " CohiPi'''IN''y
easy matter ioI htiu 70 run u1"U I mere ana
'hg FL, 90 out 10 Co'"nl"u5' an" Oh " est
ne I'iH'''I was 'oL5 5 II. IL an i'N I'-
cdcd TO adopt Mr.. Brocl;uuicr's resolution.
This being done, President Logan, under
it, appointed the following committee:
c. W. hrocb,uuicr, ). y. Vance, NJ. Reilly,
{. Il. Hart, J. Il. fancy and Mayor { W.
Srahnght President Logan was alIcr
wards added To the connlttee' making
seNrn members III All
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